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THE UNIVERSITY OF DARY KANSAN
STANDED ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2009
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Television enables you to be entertained in your home by people you wouldn't have in your home."
David Frost, English journalist
FACT OF THE DAY
The First Mechanical Color Television Set was placed on the market by CBS-Columbia at $499.95 in 1951.
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NEWS NEAR & FAR
INTERNATIONAL Tsunami alert issued after Pacific earthquake
APIA, Samoa — The U.S. Geological Survey says a powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake has struck in the South Pacific between Samoa and American Samoa. A tsunami alert has been issued for the region.
The temblor hit at 6:48 a.m. Tuesday midway between the two island groups. In the Samao capital of Apia, families fled their homes amid severe shaking that lasted for up to three minutes.
The USGS said the quake struck 20 miles below the ocean floor and was 120 miles from American Samoa and 125 miles from Samoa.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a general alert for the South Pacific region, from American Samoa to New Zealand.
2. Reggae legend's son convicted in drug case
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A son of the reggae legend who promoted the legalization of marijuana has been convicted of possessing the drug.
Andrew Tosh, 42, son of the late Peter Tosh, was found guilty Monday of possessing a small amount of marijuana. The court
in St. Catherine parish ordered him to perform 200 hours of community service, according to court documents.
Peter Tosh helped found The Wailers with Bob Marley in 1963 then later branched off on his own, making albums including "Legalize it," whose title track about marijuana urged lawmakers to "legalize it, don't criticize it."
Like his father, he is a Rastafarian, a religion whose followers worship Ethiopia's last emperor, Haile Selassie, and often smoke marijuana as a sacrament.
3. Israel won't rule out military strike on Iran
Andrew Tosh also sings a version of "Legalize It" in an audio clip posted on his MySpace page
JERUSALEM — Israel's defense minister won't rule out a military strike on Iran after the discovery of a secret Iranian nuclear facility
Ehud Barak says severe sanctions must be imposed on Iran following the revelations of the clandestine uranium enrichment plant near the city of Qom.
He said in a statement released Tuesday that Israel is keeping all of its options on the table, suggesting a military strike on the facility is possible.
Israel insists Iran is trying to build nuclear weapons. Iran denies the allegations.
4. Aunt, grandma plead guilty to starving child
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FOREST, Miss. — A grandmother and an aunt pleaded guilty Tuesday to starving to death a 4-year-old boy who weighed only 19 pounds when he was found last year at his home in central Mississippi.
Circuit Judge Marcus Gordon accepted capital murder pleas from Austin Watkins' grandmother, 43-year-old Janice Mowdy, and aunt, 22-year-old Stephanie Bell. In exchange for the guilty pleas, the judge sentenced the women to life in prison. They could have faced the death penalty if a jury had convicted them.
The judge questioned the women several times about why they didn't help Austin, who was found dead at his home near Ludlow on Nov. 9.
Mowdy told the judge she fed her grandson but he vomited often. She said Austin needed medical help, but she worked too much to take him to the doctor.
5. Man acquires coach's text messages, numbers
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri athletics department is changing its procedures after selling a box of old cell phones that included old text messages and contact numbers.
Mike Bellman paid $190 for 25 phones. They included text messages to and from basketball coach Mike Anderson, football coach Gary Pinkel and Athletics Director Mike Alden. E-mails and contact numbers were also on the phones.
The university offered to buy them back, but Bellman said he hoped to sell them to a sports collector.
Athletics department spokes man Chad Moller says all information will now be wiped out of phones before they are discarded.
6. Man cut off sheriff's hand, then shot
ASHLAND, Ala. — A man who was shot and killed after cutting off the hand of an east Alabama deputy sheriff trying to arrest him is being described as a minister who started a church and sang gospel music with his family.
The Rev. Curtis Watts helped build Shining Light Baptist Church in Clay County.
Sheriff's officials say Watts swung a bush ax while being arrested last Friday and cut off the right hand of Jason Freeman, a sergeant with the Clay County Sheriff's Department.
Associated Press
Better know a major
Major: Dance
BY JASMINE TINNER jtinner@kansan.com
School: School of the Arts in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Degrees Offered: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Minor
Course Requirements: All students planning to major in dance are required to have a total of 124 credit hours for a Bachelor of Arts degree and 125 for a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. A minimum of 35 credit hours of general education classes are required from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for a Bachelor of Fine Arts and 73 for a Bachelor of Arts degree. Both of these degrees have a requirement of 45 junior and senior hours. Students wanting to minor in dance
have a 24-hour credit requirement of dance classes, 12 of which must be 300-level or higher.
Resources: Students interested in scholarships must audition. For more information, contact the department of dance at 785-864-4264 or at kudance@ku.edu.
Sample of Major Courses:
"Rhythms and Structures of Music," "Dance Performance," "Pas De Duex," "Dance History: Research and Reconstruction," "Seminar in Dance," "Condition and Injury Prevention," "Dance for Children" and "Men's Ballet."
Career Opportunities: The University's dance department helps students prepare for life after college through training in specific genres of dance, including modern dance and jazz. The department also helps prepares its students by
Dance
familiarizing them with the history of dance technique. Through the dance department, students graduate with adequate preparation for professional careers ranging from performing on Broadway and starting dance companies to choreographing for both locals and celebrities.
Additional Opportunities: The University Dance Company has performances at the Lied Center each semester and also performs in the American College Dance Midwest Region among other events. Performers of the University Dance Company can also be seen in various dance-related events on campus. To be a part of the University Dance Company, students must pass an audition, which is held at the beginning of each semester.
Edited by Jacob Muselmann
WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO PURSUE THIS MAJOR?
LIBBY INGRAM Tulsa, Okla., sophomore
"I have been dancing my entire life; it's my number one love. I also really like the teachers at KU and I like that there are different types of dance, which can broaden my perspective on the subject. It's a lot of hard work and physically demanding but rewarding at the same time, especially when you are getting to perform what you love to other people."
ON CAMPUS
The Reflection Session for Service Learning Certification will begin at noon in 306 Carruth-O'Leary.
"The Search for Serenity in Chinese & Japanese Architecture" will begin at 2 p.m. in the Continuing Education building.
The "Research Administration.
101: A Guide to the
Administration of Sponsored
Projects at KU" workshop
will begin at 2:30 p.m. at the
Apollo Room in Nichols Hall.
The Preparing for Mid-Term Exams workshop will begin at 3:30 p.m. at the Pine Room in the Kansas Union.
You Be the Mayor will begin at 4 p.m. in the Dole Institute of Politics.
The "I Always Wanted to Learn How to Draw..." seminar will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Room 25 on the Edwards Campus.
The FREE advance screening of "The Invention of Lying" will begin at 8 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
ON THE RECORD
About 2 a.m. Friday near Sixth and Massachusetts streets, a University student reported an aggravated robbery and the theft of his wallet, at a loss of $30.
About 9 a.m. Sunday near 15th and Louisiana streets, a University student reported criminal damage to his vehicle, at a loss of $350.
About noon Monday at a West Campus parking lot, someone reported the theft of a laptop computer and case, at a loss of $530.
About 8 p.m. Monday near Jayhawker Towers apartments, someone reported the theft of a bicycle that had its security lock cut, at a loss of $500.
DAILY KU INFO
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Happy 11th birthday, KU Marching Jayhawks! On Sept 30, 1898, after several failed attempts, 20 students gathered to establish the permanent marching band.
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